CL: Juventus get a sniff of Cardiff finale after win over Barcelona

Things nearly started poorly for the Bianconeri, though, when Dani Alves was bizarrely not ready to start the match.

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Dani Alves has expressed how hard he found inflicting Champions League elimination on Brazilian compatriot and former Barcelona teammate Neymar. They looked certain to beat Atletico Madrid until Antoine Griezmann popped up with a late victor in the derby.

A team with Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar could not score any goal against Juve, which more or less defines the WALL of Juventus.

Meanwhile, Monaco have shook the continent with their blistering performances in the Champions League this season, and will be confident of upsetting the odds having already overcome Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City. Their attacking line does not lack creativity and players like Kevin Gameiro, Fernando Torres and Griezmann can rip apart any defence through sheer individual quality. After shutting their doors for 90 minutes at the Camp Nou after putting three past at Turin, Juventus are one of the favourites to go through the semi-finals and even clinch the title at Cardiff.

"I think that in quarter-finals, you must use a referee with more quality..."

"We were fully aware that Barcelona are also very strong, but we knew that we could defend well if all the players were sacrificing together, playing as a unit, and so we did. We gave everything we had".

And, on this form, the signs are that the remaining semifinalists - Real Madrid, Atletico and Monaco - will struggle to knock Allegri's side off their stride too.

"Who don't we want to meet in the semifinals?"

"We should've been calmer and sharper when spreading their play, but it's not easy to do that here, as Barcelona are a completely different team on home turf". "We're a frightening proposition and a match for anyone".

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